Suchitra Tarde

Born in 1960 in Pune, India, Resides and works in Pune, India

Suchita has been involved in making art for about 35 years now. She has been consistently making abstract art throughout her career and one can definitely see the curve of the excellence through her years of work. Along with paintings, she is also well experienced in making sculptures, stained glass, murals and other media.
Suchita is a contemporary abstract artist. She began with painting still life and over the years her practice has moulded into an abstract form. The inspiration for that she believes is the natural world, she loves to travel across grand landscapes observing nature with minute detail. Here she witnesses the shapeless form of nature and that inspires her work.

Education/training

1983: Masters of Arts - Painting, University of Pune, India ... Read More

Selected exhibitions

1985 Mind & space - Panting Show - Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1989 Panting Show - Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1994 Paint & petals - Panting Show - Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1998 Panting Show - Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai

2016 Paintings show - Pune
2016 Mindscape - Panting Show - Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
2019 Perception - Painting Show - Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2019 Oorja - Painting Show - Goa Kala Academy, Goa
2020 Painting Show - Sarai Gallery, Kolhapur
2021 Painting Show - Studio Kaleido, Pune
2022 Perception II - Painting Show - Fine Art College, M.S. University, Baroda
2022 Perception III - Painting Show - PNG Art Gallery, Kothrud, Pune

Selected commissioned works

1994 Mural for Indian National Games, Pune
1998 Mural for Kalpataru Heights, Mumbai
2004 Mural for Nirmal Lifestyle, Mumbai
2006 Mural for International Convention Centre, Pune
2008 Sculptures of Commonwealth Youth Games, Pune
2009 Mural for DSK Vishwa, Pune

Awards & residencies

1995 Medal in Sculpture Competition, Bremen, Germany
1996 National Award by Lalit Kala Academy
2023 V S Gaitonde Birth Centenary - Art Camp, Goa

Awards & residencies

Sharad Tarde & Suchita Tarde, Book title - “Chitrakar Pathare”Place: Pune Publisher: Heritage Publications Pvt. Ltd. 2018.

Statement

Nature is full of shapes, lines, and colours that reveal their secrets to those who look closely. The mountains and forests inspire my work, and my heart captures the fleeting moments of light. As I explore vast landscapes, I search for the formless and the wild, bringing new worlds to life on my canvas.
I see myself as a storyteller. The more I observe, the richer my stories become. Art, for me, isn't a complex puzzle; it's a way to communicate, a quiet response to the world around me. Read Less